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    Acer 5600 tries to boot, then turns off, and on again (With Video)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by cjcobra, Jan 28, 2012.

  1. cjcobra

    cjcobra Newbie

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    Hello. I have an Acer Aspire 5600 (5601AWLMi). I hit the power button and it comes on. I hear the HD try to boot and the fan turn on. After about 4 seconds, it turns back off and does the same thing again. Then it won’t try to turn on again. The screen is always blank. I put a bootable WinXP and I hear the CD spin about the same time the fan kicks on, then off again. I removed the battery to just run from the power supply, exact some thing. Any ideas? I posted a video of it to check out. Thanks for any help!

    Acer 5601 awlmi - YouTube

    CJ
     
    cjcobra, Jan 28, 2012
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    greveakira Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did this problem come suddenly on a lappy that had been woorking fine?
     
    greveakira, Jan 28, 2012
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    cjcobra Newbie

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    Yes, it was working fine, and then all of a sudden it started doing this. What are you thinking? Thanks for any help.
     
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    greveakira Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know the 5000 series have had trouble with a bad connection. Try applying a little pressure a little to the left of your touchpad while you boot up (You'll have to experiment a little to find the right spot). If this helps, start cursing and replace mb
     
    greveakira, Jan 28, 2012
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